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Huge success! Poacher who killed over a dozen elephants nabbed in Odisha

Chinmayee Dash Aug 12, 2022

Bhubaneswar: Amid celebration of the World Elephant Day, Odisha police busted an interstate wildlife racket allegedly involved in elephant killings in the state with arrest of key accused in Khordha district. The accused person has been…

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Notorious elephant poacher held in Odisha; deer skins, antlers seized

Sambad English Bureau Feb 9, 2020

Cuttack: Forest officials have arrested a notorious elephant poacher involved in more than 20 tusker poaching cases in the state. The accused has been identified as Babuli Mahalik (45), a resident of Durgaprasad village under Kanpur…

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Poachers’ live wire trap kills tusker in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Jun 13, 2019

Dhenkanal: A giant tusker died of electrocution in Hindol forest range after coming in contact with a live wire trap allegedly laid by poachers here in the district. The locals spotted the elephant dead with electrical injury marks at a…